| International Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1 Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress? | 1Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? |
| 2The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises. | 2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. |
| 3For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD. | 3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD. |
| 4With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God." | 4In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.” |
| 5Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies. | 5His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them. |
| 6They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity." | 6He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.” |
| 7Their mouth is full of curses, lies, and oppression, their tongues spread trouble and iniquity. | 7His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity. |
| 8They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret. | 8He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; |
| 9Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net. | 9he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net. |
| 10The victim is crushed, and he sinks down; the helpless fall by their might. | 10The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might. |
| 11The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it." | 11He says in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.” |
| 12Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted! | 12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. |
| 13Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."? | 13Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”? |
| 14But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper. | 14But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless. |
| 15Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more. | 15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none. |
| 16The LORD is king forever and ever; nations will perish from his land. | 16The LORD is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land. |
| 17LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully, | 17O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear |
| 18to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. | 18to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more. |
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